to give a big “thumbs up” for

French translation: ont "donné du cachet"

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Staff of the Huntsville Post Office ***gave a big “thumbs up” for the G8 world leaders’ conference*** which took place in June at the nearby Deerhurst Resort. Staff were busy applying a special G8 cancellation to mail brought into the newly revamped retail counter.

"Canada Post issues G8 cancellation
HUNTSVILLE — Letters mailed from Huntsville’s post office will have a G8 Summit stamp of approval during the month of June.

Huntsville’s post office is celebrating the summit with a special commemorative cancellation that features the federal G8 Summit logo. “We’re going to try and cancel all letters in June using these if requested,” said Debbie Wagg, superintendent of the Huntsville office. A cancellation or a cancel stamp is marked on postage to prevent the reuse of stamps. Pictorial cancels are popular collectors’ items."http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/827181--c...

"Canada Post issues G8 cancellation
HUNTSVILLE — Letters mailed from Huntsville’s post office will have a G8 Summit stamp of approval during the month of June.

Huntsville’s post office is celebrating the summit with a special commemorative cancellation that features the federal G8 Summit logo. “We’re going to try and cancel all letters in June using these if requested,” said Debbie Wagg, superintendent of the Huntsville office. A cancellation or a cancel stamp is marked on postage to prevent the reuse of stamps. Pictorial cancels are popular collectors’ items."http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/local/article/827181--c...

Explanation:To give the thumbs up is not translatable literally, but giving full marks is another way of expressing ones enthusiasm. (Ils ont donné vingt sur vingt au sommet du G8.)

The staff at the post office were giving the thumbs up, probably not physically, but by using the special cancel seal to express their approval of (and enthusiasm about) the G8. The staff were not 'giving' anything to the G8, simply showing that they were 100 % behind the idea.